Mutants

Critic score1 critic

First release: 1987
Developer: Denton Designs
Publisher: Ocean Software, Pixel Games UK
Genres: Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, PC (Microsoft Windows), Commodore C64/128/MAX

In the distant future, human beings have outposts all over the galaxies, but wars and aggression have not died out. Neither has opposition to potential exploitation or environmental damage; your resistance movement has discovered that Macro-Genetic Mutoids (Mutants) are being bred purely to be used as weapons.

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Release dates

Amstrad CPC: 1987
ZX Spectrum: 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1987

All 4 release dates

Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1987
PC (Microsoft Windows): Jun 29, 2023

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

External links

TwitchSteam

Keywords

cold open

At a Glance

Critic Score: 80

How it plays Media Community Behind the game

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From Steam

Tagged on Steam as:

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Retro
Top-Down Shooter
Exploration
Shoot 'Em Up
Pixel Graphics
Nostalgia
PvE
Shooter

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Languages

Englishinterface

IGDB · recorded 30 Sept 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 30 Sept 2026

Features

Input and devices

Partial controller support

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Steam features

Steam Cloud saves
Steam Family Sharing

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

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